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China Remains Torn on Iran

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

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China Remains Torn on Iran

(published on Nukes of Hazard) China remains hesitant to accept the U.S. bottom line on Iran. The two nations this week expressed goodwill and pledged general cooperation on nonproliferation, among other items, but failed to produce concrete plans of action and displayed subtle signs of divergence, as illustrated by today’s press briefing…

Response and Rebuttal

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Response and Rebuttal

A D.C. think tank blog has responded to the op-ed posted below.  My colleague and I have rebutted.

Banning Nuclear Tests to Protect America

Friday, November 13, 2009

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Banning Nuclear Tests to Protect America

The Register Citizen yesterday featured an op-ed on the CTBT by myself and a colleague.  Check it out. Nuclear weapons tests are a toxic relic of a past characterized by arms races and fallout shelters. Except for outlaw nations like North Korea, the world today has quit the business of testing nuclear weapons…

Quote of the Evening

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Quote of the Evening

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.  -Arthur Schopenhauer

Naval Clashes and Conspiracies

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Naval Clashes and Conspiracies

(published on Nukes of Hazard) The love-hate triangle between the United States, North Korea, and South Korea continues. Pyongyang has called its recent naval clash with the South the result of Seoul’s meddling in U.S.-North Korean reconciliation. Referring to the incident as “deliberate, planned provocation” by South Korea, one of Pyongyang’s state-run newspapers reported today, “It goes [...]

Linking Human Rights to Denuclearization

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Linking Human Rights to Denuclearization

(published on Nukes of Hazard) While the United States has chastised both Iran and North Korea for their human rights abuses, it has typically kept the issue separate from denuclearization talks. Yet some experts recommend integrating human rights into broader discussions, as opposed to pursuing single-variable negotiations, in order to create valuable synergies within the diplomatic [...]

Back On The Same Page

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Back On The Same Page

(published on Nukes of Hazard) As the Obama administration closes in on an agenda for bilateral talks with Pyongyang, it looks as though the United States and South Korea are back on the same page after a protracted spell of miscommunication…

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